 Specialist Tirado Gonzales from the 554th MP Company is the 21st Theatre Sustainment Command Soldier of the Year, earning the right to compete at the Yusura Best Warrior Competition. The spirit of competition motivates him to continually strive for self-improvement. That spirit, he believes, will prepare him for success. Competition is what motivates me. I like to compete not just for rewards but just for myself and prove prove to myself that I'm able to to compete and push my body to its limits and see where as far as I can reach. The Puerto Rico native credits his optimistic personality for his accomplishments. I'm always looking at the brighter side of things. I'm never in a bad mood. I always have a smile on my face. I just like to make other people, other people laugh and smile. He believes that his training and motivation for previous Best Warrior competitions has prepared him for the event. Open to him ready for anything that they throw at us because we don't know what the events are so you can't be down about an event that's coming up. You have to be ready for it and excited for it and motivated for it. Follow Specialist Gonzalez's quest to become Europe's Soldier of the Year on the 21st TSC Facebook page. From Panzerka CERN in Stuttgart, Germany, I'm Staff Sergeant Adrian Patoka.